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About Lachi Village

Lachi is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 132 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 127.87 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 132
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachi compares

By the 2011 count Lachi is the 97th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 127.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Lachi

Lachi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lachi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachi from other places

Lachi lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 53 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lachi
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 38 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 53 km

Villages closest to Lachi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachi village had a population of 308. That makes it the 97th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Lachi village has 132 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Lachi is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachi covers 127.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachi falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lachi is Kotdwara, about 53 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lachi.

Lachi is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachi is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 38 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sain Gaon (under 2 km), Ranghra Or Ranghera (under 2 km) and Chundliya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lachi today is likely to be higher.

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